IPDR Organization Presents NDM-U to UN International Telecommunications Union

Business Wire, Dec 9, 2002

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

GENEVA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 9, 2002

The Internet Protocol Detail Record Organization (IPDR.org) announced today that Charter Member ACE*COMM Corporation (NASDAQ:ACEC) is presenting on its behalf to the International Telecommunications Union (www.ITU.int). P. The presentation is focussed to enable ITU experts to apply the Network Data Management-Usage (NDM-U) technology to the tariffing of next-generation services.

The ITU, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, is an international organization within the United Nations System (www.unsystem.org) where governments and the private sector coordinate for the development of global telecom networks and services. As an increasing number of operators re-orient their business plans to include Internet Protocol (IP) networks, ITU's work program is encompassing developments in IP-based systems.

This presentation takes place at the ITU headquarters in Geneva, as part of the ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T) Study Group 3 plenary meetings on tariff and accounting principles, including related telecommunication economic and policy issues. P. ITU-T embodies the ITU's longest-running responsibility - developing internationally agreed upon technical and operating standards, and defining tariff and accounting principles for international telecommunication services. Representatives from 60 countries are expected to attend.

ACE*COMM's CEO, George Jimenez, will present on the effectiveness of the IPDR standards for processing and settling usage of next-generation IP-based services.

"The telecommunications market landscape is rapidly changing from both market-centered and technological perspectives," said Mr. Jimenez. "The delivery of rapid and cost-effective value-added services is a key concern for today's service providers. In many ways, the technology to deliver these services - VoIP, content, Internet, wireless - has developed at a far greater pace than the ability to measure and bill for their usage. Through the use of the IPDR NDM-U, service providers can meet their unique requirements for cross-carrier network management, billing, and service level agreement (SLA) enforcement." P. A demonstration of Voice over IP (VoIP) and Streaming Media services, measured and exchanged using IPDR technology, will highlight the need for an international accord in emerging services. The NDM-U specification is an internationally deployed open standard. It can be downloaded free of charge from the IPDR.org Web site (www.ipdr.org). P. IPDR President Aron Heintz stated, "IPDR technology is the choice of the international community for many classes of emerging services. The ITU-T adds significant policy-level expertise in considering the broad applicability of the NDM-U specification." P. The ITU-T Study Groups, where experts develop recommendations, are made up of members from the public and private sectors. IPDR Organization member ECtel Corporation (NASDAQ: ECTX), participates in ITU-T Study Groups 2 and 3. CTO Eric Yam commented "We are pleased to be able to facilitate collaboration between international organizations of such merit as ITU-T and IPDR Organization."

P. About IPDR.org

Nonprofit IPDR.org is an open consortium of leading service providers, equipment vendors, system integrators, and billing and mediation vendors collaborating to facilitate the exchange of usage and control data between network and hosting elements and operations and business support systems by deployment of IPDR standards. www.ipdr.org

P. About ACE*COMM

ACE*COMM is a global provider of advanced Convergent Mediation(TM) products and Enterprise Telemanagement software applications. ACE*COMM's solutions are employed in wired and wireless networks that deliver voice, data, mixed media and Internet communications. Their proven technology provides the ability to capture, secure, validate, and enhance data from multiple networks.

These operations are performed interactively with a data warehouse, and processed information is distributed in near real-time, to all types of carrier OSS (Operations Support Systems) and BSS (Business Support Systems). Solutions are matched to each customer's business environment. They provide the analytical tools required to extract knowledge from operating networks - knowledge customers use to generate more revenue, reduce costs, accelerate time-to-market for new services, and deliver more effective customer support. P. For more than 20 years, ACE*COMM technology has been effectively deployed in over 3500 installations in more than 65 countries world-wide - including over 100 installations in China - enabling the success of customers and partners such as AT&T, Cisco, Marconi, Motorola, Alcatel, General Dynamics, TRW, Unisys and Siemens. ACE*COMM is a registered ISO 9001 quality standard company. For more information, visit www.acecomm.com.

ACE*COMM, NetPlus, the ACE*COMM logo and N*VISION are registered trademarks, and Convergent Mediation is a trademark of ACE*COMM Corporation.